Differing effects of coping strategies on mental health during prolonged unemployment: A longitudinal analysis

Human Relations

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 637-665

  Lin, Xiaowan ^a   Leung, Kwok ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Coping; Distancing from unemployment; Job search; Mental health; Prolonged unemployment

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951634144     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: 1741282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726709342930     Document Type: Article

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